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Sinosauropteryx
Photo Credit: Image Jim Robins
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Avian Ancestors:
Dinosaurs That Learned to Fly
Like Micropteryx, Sinosauropteryx was more closely related to dinosaurs than to birds, and yet it clearly had feathers. It was about 3 feet long and lived in China about 125 million years ago. It had long legs, short arms, a long bony tail and it probably ate insects and small animals.
